linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC 0/3] Improve stability of system clock

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Date:   Wed, 17 May 2017 10:02:00 -0700
From:   John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
To:     Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar@...hat.com>
Cc:     lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Prarit Bhargava <prarit@...hat.com>,
        Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 0/3] Improve stability of system clock

On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 9:57 AM, Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar@...hat.com> wrote:
> On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 09:30:31AM -0700, John Stultz wrote:
>> So thanks for sending these out. I still need to look them over in
>> depth, but can I make another ask here?  :)
>>
>> Could you submit your linux-tktest infrastructure to the kselftests dir?
>
> I can, but it's a mess that breaks frequently as the timekeeping and
> other kernel code changes. Are you sure you want that in the kernel
> tree? :)

Being a mess is a slight concern, but as for breaking, if its
in-kernel, then folks can't make changes that break it, right?

thanks
-john